2216 63rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 2216 63rd Street in Borough Park, owned by Jianshen Gao and constructed in 1925, has experienced recurring heating system issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints about lack of heat and hot water during winter months. Most recently, there was a heat/hot water complaint in January 2023 that was promptly resolved by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

A pattern of heating problems emerged in January 2019, with five separate complaints within a two-week period, some of which resulted in HPD being unable to access units for inspection. The building underwent several Housing Maintenance Code inspections in 2019 that revealed multiple violations, including problems with building security (illegal double cylinder locks), missing required safety notices, and an unresolved C-class violation regarding heating system access notice requirements.

More recently, in October 2023, there were three complaints about illegal after-hours work, with one resulting in a Stop Work Order violation and a corresponding Environmental Control Board penalty of $1,250 for KEL Construction Inc. The building has maintained an active bedbug reporting record, showing zero infestations in the past five reporting periods from 2019 through 2024, indicating effective management of this potential issue. While the building's heat/hot water system has shown persistent problems, other safety and maintenance issues such as gas leak procedures, bedbug reporting compliance, and security system violations have been addressed through inspections and management actions, with most violations being closed subsequent to required corrections.